I am back in Paris. The motorcycle trip is over and BF has gone back to Guatemala. As travelers may know, the landing is usually pretty hard. Going back to a daily routine, what can seem a pretty dull life, has a hard impact on many people. Some even get depressed for months. It is… Read more
Step 30: Enjoy!
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. We all have a dream. A dream of what life would be like if we didn’t have to work for the money. Or work at all. What would you do?… Read more
Step 29: Give up your job
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. I remember very clearly the last time I sent a recorded, signed-for delivery letter to my boss. Christmas day 2009. He must have had a good one! I really hated… Read more
Step 28: The tipping point where your income = expenses
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. If you have followed your progress towards financial independence, you have seen your passive income grow little by little, to reach $5 a month, $10 a month, and so on…. Read more
Step 27: Make a plan with deadlines
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. I like goals. They keep me going and motivate me. I don’t always reach my goal, I fail, get up and try again, or give up for another goal. Money… Read more
Step 26: Let compound interest work for you
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Have you ever hit the enter button when using the calculator on your computer, so that the multiplication gets executed over and over, reaching huge numbers? Well, that is compound… Read more
Step 25: Give back
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. This is a step I am learning to master. People in Europe give way less money to charity than in the US. We are not used to donating money to… Read more
Step 24: Find a job related to your passion
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. When I couldn’t stand my job anymore, I started thinking hard about what I should be doing next. I needed to find a job that was both something I loved… Read more
Step 23: Find your passion
Find your passion This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. On your way towards financial independence, it may be very hard for you to stay behind a desk for 50 hours a week, dreaming of what life… Read more
Step 22: Now that life is cheap, find out how much your really need
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. We have talked in the past few days about what financial independence can mean to different people, and what it means to me. It means being able to live a… Read more
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